Where does “varmasti” come from?

varmasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish Varma, from Finnish varma, from Proto-Finnic varma — strong, sturdy.

varmasti (Finnish): certainly, definitely, positively, surely

Definitions

  1. certainly, definitely, positively, surely

Ancestry of “varmasti”, step by step

varmasti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Varma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishVarmasure, certain
2Finnishvarmasure, certain; sure, confident
3Proto-Finnicvarmastrong, sturdy

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Proto-Finnic varma →Every word from Finnish varma →Every word from Finnish Varma →